Rod Hunt, defending, said Mr Fairgrieve was known to the police as being involved in the drugs world, previously served a five-year sentence in Scotland for drugs supply and was convicted last year for having a bladed article.

He said there were “a lot of words spoken” in the rolling pin incident but not a lot of harm done.

It was made more serious by the involvement of Mr Fairgrieve’s wife: “She’s not to blame in any way.”

Mr Hunt added that Mart lived a “chaotic lifestyle” but was reaching maturity, was from a good family, lived with his partner, had work available and had a young child. He had spent two months in custody for an unrelated case which was dropped.

Judge Peter Fox QC, the Recorder of Middlesbrough, said custody was inevitable. He jailed Mart for 18 months - 15 for the affray, three from a previous breached suspended sentence.

He told Mart: “Even those involved in the drugs trade one way or another are entitled not to have people turning up to their front door, barging in, being pushed to the floor in the corner of their living room with their wife grabbed by the chin and her head banged against a wall with more threats from bullies like you.